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Kat’s Latest Book

The American Civil War has ended and everyone in American is free–except women. They no right to vote, no right to own property, no right to control their own lives. The rare exception is widows.

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Kat Smutz

About Kat Smutz

Kat Smutz grew up in the Southern Appalachian Mountain, in a small North Georgia town. A love of history grew out of listening to her parents’ stories of growing up in an isolated region of the Smoky Mountains. She began writing in high school, an obsession that eventually led to a career in journalism with detours into engineering, law enforcement and teaching.

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Blackout Podcast Interview

Kat sits down with Israel to discuss her books, the Civil War, and domestic violence.

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Elizabeth Van Lew

#HerStory 17: Elizabeth Van Lew by Kat Smutz

Author Kat Smutz shares the story of one of the most controversial and misunderstood US Civil War spies, Elizabeth Van Lew.

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Clancy Tucker

Katherine Smutz - Guest Author

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Writers on Wednesday: Kat Smutz

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